Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-12
ALLAN QUARTERNAIr,
A BROWNING CITY.

it time to put stop to it, for there is moth
ing that hate so much as this Zulu sys-
TEN Of extravagant praising- "bongering,"
as they call it, Silence" | said. Has
all thy noisy talk been stopped up since
last | saw thee that it breaks out thus, and
sweeps rs away What doest thou here
with these men-thou whom | left chief
in Zululand2 How is it that thou art far
from thine own place, and gathered togeth-
er with strangers?"
U-nslopogaas leaned himself upon the
head Of his long battle-ax (Which was
nothing elcs but a pole-ax, with beautiful
handle Of rhinoccros horn, and his grim
face grew sad
NY father he answered, II have
word to tell thee but / cannot speak it be
fore these low people tunfagozana)," and
he glanced at the Wakwafi Askari; lit is
for thine own ear Ny father, this will
say and here his face grew stern again,
~ woman betrayed me to the death, and
covered my name with shame-ay, my own
life, round faced girl, betrayed me; but
escaped from death; ay, / broke from the
very hands Of those who came to Stay me,
struck but three blows with this mine AK
IHkuSikaasi-surcly my father will remem-
Der ton to the right, one to the left and
one in front and yet left three men dead.
And then | fed, and, as my father knows,
even now that | am old, my feet are as the
feet uf the Sassaby, Zone Of the fieetest Of
the African antelOpcs), and there breathes
not the man who, by running, can touch
M again when once ! have bounded from
his side" ON ! sped, and after me came
the messengers Of death; and their voice
was ~ the voice Of dogs that hunt. From
nay own kraal few and, rs ! passed, she
ghu had betrayed me was drawing water
from the spring | hccted by her like the
shadow Of death, and rs I went | smote
with mine ax and To- her head fell, it fell
into the watcr pan. Then | fled north.
Day after day / ipurncyed on; for three
moons ! jDurncycd, resting not, stopping
not. but running on toward fOrgetfulncss,
till met the party of the white hunter
vino j. now dead, md am come hither with
his servants. Aud naught have brought
with me who was high born, ny, of the
bloud %, Cnaka. the great king chief, and
"a captain nf the regiment of the NkOmaba-
Lu- am Il yyaudrrcr in strange places,
man without Il EruaI. Naught have
brougn, save this mine AK; Of nll my be.
longia-~ this remains alone. They have
dNld-I Say cattIr. they have taken my
more Vet with this aX, and he swung
the formidahI" weapon round his head,
making the air hiss rs he Glove it, will /
carve another path to fortune. | have
spoken.
shook my head at him "Umslopogaas,"
] said, Il know thee from Of old. Ever
ambitions, ever plotting to hc great, fear
me that thou hast oycrreachcd thyscIf at
last Years ago. when thou wouldst have
plotted against Gctywayo, son of punda,
warned thee and thou didst listen. But
now, when | was not by thee to stay thy
hand, thou hast dug II pit for thine own
feet to fall in. Is it not SOP But what is
done is done. Who can make the dead tree
green or gaze again upon last years SUM
Who can recall the spoken word, or bring
back the spirit of the alain2 That which
Time swallows comes not up again Let
it he forgotten!
And now, behold, Umslopogaas, know
thee for great warrior and Il brave man,
faithful to the death Even in Xululand
where all the men are brave, they called
thee the 'Slaughtrrcr and at night told
stories round the fire of thy strength and
deeds. Hear me now. Thou secst this
great man, my friend and | pointed to
Sir Henry; che also is warrior as great rs
thou, and strong as thou art; he could
throw thee over his shoulder. Incubu is
his name. And thou scest this one also;
him with the round stomach, the shining
eye, and the pleasant face Bongwan tglass
eye is his name, and II good man is he and
a true, being OF n people who pass their
life upon the water, and live in floating
kraals
well we three whom thou seest would
travel inland, past Dongo Egere, the great
white mountain tMt. kenia), and far into
the unknown beyond. We know not what
we shall find there; we go to hunt and seek
adventures, and new places, being tired of
sitting still, and the same old things around
us wit thou come with u.s. To thee
shall ho given command of all our servants;
but what shall hefall thee that know not
Once before we three journeyed thus, in
search OF adventure, and We took with us
u man such rs thou-one Umbopa; and, be.
hold, we left him the king of great coun.
try, with twenty mpis tregimeuts), each
Of three thousand plumcd warriors, wait
ing on his word How it shall go with thee
know not; mayhap death awaits thee and
us Will thou throw myself To fortune
and come, or fearest thou. UmsopOgaasy"
The great man smiled Thou art not
altogether right Macumazahn," ho said;
81 have plotted in my time, but it was not
ambition that led me To my fall; but, shame
on me that | should have To say it, n fair
womans face. Let il pass. So we are go
ing 10 see something like the old times
again, NaCuma2ahn, when we fought and
hunted in Inlulandy Ay | will come
Come life. come death, what care |, SO that
the blows fall fast aud the blood runs red
grow old, | grow old and have not
fought enough And yet am | a warrior
among warriors; see my scars" and he
pointed to countless ctCatrCos. stabS and
cuts, that marked the skin of his chest and
legs and arms. See the hole in my head;
the brains gushcd ont thcrcfrom vet did
slay him who smotc, and live knowcst
thou how many men have slain, in fair
hand to-haud combat. Macumazahn2 See!
here is the tale of them, and he pointed to
long rows Of inches cut in the rhiuoceros-
horn handle Of his aN Number Them
observation-disclosures hundred and thrcc-and
have never counted but those whom
have ripped open, talluling TO the Zulu Gus
tom Of opening tho stomach of dead foe
They have superstition that II this is not
done rs the body Of their enemy swclls up
So will those who Kill him swell up). OF
whom another man had not struck"
'Bc silent" l said; for saw that he was
getting the blood -fever on him-'be silent:
well art thou called the 'SlnuGhtercr.' We
would not hear of thy deeds OF blood Re
member, il thou CONTEST with us. We fight
not save in self defense Listen; we need
servants These men," and pointed tC
tho WakwaH, who had retired little WAY
during our ''indaha' Galkl, SAY they will
not come.
win not come" shouted UmslopogaaS:
''whcre Is the dog that says he will not
come when my father orders> Here thou"
and with a single bound he Sprang upon
the Wakwad with whom Ihad first spoken
and scizng him 10y the arm, dragged him
toward rs Thou dog he said. giving
the terrified man Il shake; ''didst thou say
that thou wnuldst NOT ~ with my father'
Say Il ouCr more and will choke thee
aud his long fingers closed round his throat
rs he said it-"thee and those with thee
Hast thou forgotten how / served thy
hrothers"
Nay; we will come w. I the white man"
saSpcd the man.
white man. went on UmslopoSsas. in
simulated fury, which a very little provo
cation would have made real enough; 'of
whom speakeSt thou insolent dogy"
Nay; we will go with the great chief"
So said Umslopogaas, in quiet voice,
AS he suddenly released his hold. so that
the man fell backward at ,bnugbt VA,